Duration
1 Day
Course Description
You have access to company databases and your job may require you to retrieve data from those databases. Retrieval of information from a database is dependent on precisely ordered logic and specific information. This course will help you to use Structured Query Language (SQL) as a tool to implement that logic and define instructions.
Course Objective
You will learn how to compose SQL queries to retrieve information from the database.
Target Student
Any person with basic computer skills, familiar with concepts related to database structure and terminology, and wants to use SQL to query databases.
Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take the following Element K courses, or have equivalent skills and knowledge of either: Windows XP: IntroductionWindows XP Professional: Level 1 and Windows XP Professional: Level 2
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- connect to the SQL Server database and execute a simple query.
- include a search condition in a simple query.
- use various functions based on the data types to perform calculations on data.
- organize the data obtained from the query before it is displayed on the screen.
- retrieve data by combining information from multiple tables.
- format the output, save the result, and generate a report.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Executing a Simple Query
Topic 1A: Connect to the Database
Topic 1B: Query the Database
Topic 1C: Modify a Query
Topic 1D: Save a Query
Topic 1E: Execute a Saved Query
Lesson 2: Performing a Conditional Search
Topic 2A: Search Using a Simple Condition
Topic 2B: Compare Column Values
Topic 2C: Search Using Multiple Conditions
Topic 2D: Search for a Range of Values and Null Values
Topic 2E: Retrieve Data Based on Patterns
Lesson 3: Working with Functions
Topic 3A: Perform Date Calculations
Topic 3B: Calculate Data
Topic 3C: Manipulate String Values
Lesson 4: Organizing Data
Topic 4A: Sort Data
Topic 4B: Group Data
Topic 4C: Filter Grouped Data
Topic 4D: Summarize Grouped Data
Lesson 5: Retrieving Data from Multiple Tables
Topic 5A: Combine Results of Two Queries
Topic 5B: Retrieve Data by Joining Tables
Topic 5C: Check for Unmatched Records
Topic 5D: Retrieve Information from a Table Using Joins
Lesson 6: Presenting Query Results
Topic 6A: Customize and Save the Query Result
Topic 6B: Generate an HTML Report
Appendix A: The Bindery Database
